Automobile headrest cover with personalized logo

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a novel automobile headrest cover comprising a material, which exactly matches the material of the original headrest of the vehicle, and which exactly covers said original headrest in such a manner as to provide a perfect fit as well as to not show the novel closure mechanism, and a personalized embroidered logo on the forward facing surface of the headrest cover.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to a novel automobile headrestcover comprising a material, which exactly matches the material of theoriginal headrest of the vehicle, and which exactly covers said originalheadrest in such a manner as to provide a perfect fit as well as to notshow the novel closure mechanism, and a personalized embroidered logo onthe forward facing surface of the headrest cover.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] It is well known in the art that automobile enthusiasts customizeand personalize their vehicles in many ways. Some examples of suchcustomizing and personalizing include additions of pinstriping and namesor logos to external painted surfaces and names or logos, in the form ofa banner, to internal windshield surfaces. Customizing or personalizingthe upholstery of a vehicle would normally be considered an expensiveundertaking, requiring removal and disassembly of the article, followedby personalizing the article, and then reassembly and replacement of thearticle. It would then constitute a significant advance in the art if aninexpensive (relative to the above) personalized embroidered headrestcover could be placed in a vehicle, which appeared to be an OEM option.The present invention relates to an automobile headrest cover, bearing apersonalized embroidered logo, said cover being manufactured from theidentical material to that used in manufacturing the original vehicle.Said cover is manufactured to fit snugly over the existing OEM headrestand utilizes a novel closure system which is not readily visible thusgiving the headrest cover, with its personalized logo, an OEM-likeappearance.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0003] The present invention relates to a novel automobile headrestcover comprising four pieces of material and two closure pieces. Thefour pieces of material are referred to as the front panel member (a),the rear panel member (b), the center panel member (c) and the bottompanel member (d). The four panel members are made of the same upholsterymaterial as the headrest in the vehicle over which the headrest cover isto be placed. The two closure pieces are referred to as (e). The closurepieces may be two sections of Velcro® strip, one “hook” and the other“loop”, two pieces of material, one bearing button/socket snaps and theother bearing corresponding eyelet/stud snaps, or a zipper. Preferredare the two sections of Velcro® strip as these can be incorporated intothe design of the cover such that the closure mechanism of the cover isvirtually invisible. The general shapes of the four panel members areshown in FIGS. 1-4. When the six sections are sewn together and hemmed,the complete headrest cover with personalized embroidered logo appearsas in FIG. 5.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0004] The following example illustrates the present invention. Thisexample is not construed to limit the scope of the appended claims inany manner whatsoever.

EXAMPLE 1

[0005] Four panels of black vinyl upholstery identical to the blackvinyl upholstery of a 2000 Chevrolet Corvette were cut to the dimensionsshown in Table I. In addition a 1″×10″ length of black Velcro® “hook”and a 1″×10″ length of black Velcro® “loop” were cut. TABLE I FrontPanel (a) 10″ × 14⅜″ Rear Panel (b) 10″ × 14⅝″ Center Panel (c) 3½″ ×23⅝″ Bottom Panel (d) 3½″ × 10″

[0006] 1) Panel members (a), (b), (c), and (d) were cut from the RIGHTside of the vinyl material, cutting notches into the panels as shown inFIGS. 1A-4A.

[0007] 2) Chalk lines were drawn on the RIGHT side of panel member (a),from the top notch to the bottom notch and from the left side notch tothe right side notch. These guide lines help in the placement of theembroidered personalized logo.

[0008] 3) Panel member (d) was folded in half lengthwise, with the RIGHTside out. Matching up the raw edges, panel member (d) was sewn to panelmember (a) along its bottom, using a ⅜″ seam. This flap was folded downand sewn on the RIGHT side of the vinyl material, ⅜″ from the foldededge, for the entire length. Extra material on the end was trimmed.

[0009] 4) The 1″ black Velcro® “loop” strip was placed on the back ofpanel member (d), even with the bottom edge. The length of the strip wasattached by top stitching, to catch the outer edges of the Velcro®.

[0010] 5) With RIGHT sides facing, panel member (a) was sewn to panelmember (c), matching notches. Sewing began at the top center notch andworked toward one end, then sewing again began from the top center notchto the other end of the material. This was finished by top stitching ⅜″from the seam on panel member (c).

[0011] 6) On the bottom of panel member (b) was placed the 1″ blackVelcro® “hook” face up on the RIGHT side of the panel member, ⅜″ in fromthe edge. The length of the strip was stitched to catch the outer edgesof the Velcro®. The other end of the Velcro® was trimmed to within ⅜″from the end.

[0012] 7) With RIGHT sides together panel member (b) was sewn to panelmember (c), matching notches and using a ⅜″ seam. Sewing was begun atthe top center notch and worked toward one end, then sewing was againbegun from the top center notch to the other end of the material. Thisseam was NOT top stitched.

[0013] 8) The assembled cover was turned to the RIGHT side. With theRIGHT side facing, ⅜″ of the material on the raw edges of the panelmembers (a), (b), and (c) was folded under making adjustments ifnecessary. A {fraction (3/16)}″ stitch line was sewn from the foldededge. This gave the cover a finished look on the bottom. Excess materialfound on the underside of the bottom edge was trimmed away.

1. An automobile headrest cover comprising (a) a front panel memberbearing an embroidered personalized logo; and (b) a rear panel member;and (c) a center panel member; and (d) a bottom panel member; and (e)two closure strips; and assembled to snugly fit over an automobileheadrest.
 2. The automobile headrest cover of claim 1, wherein saidpanel members (a), (b), (c), and (d) are made of the same material asthe upholstery of the automobile headrest over which said cover is to beplaced.
 3. The automobile headrest cover of claim 2, wherein said panelmembers (a), (b), (c), and (d) are made of leather, vinyl, or cloth. 4.The automobile headrest cover of claim 1, wherein said two closurestrips (e) further comprise a means for securing said automobileheadrest cover over said automobile headrest.
 5. The automobile headrestcover of claim 4, wherein said closure strips (e) are a strip of Velcro®“hook” and a strip of Velcro® “loop”.
 6. The automobile headrest coverof claim 4, wherein said closure strips (e) are a zipper.
 7. Theautomobile headrest cover of claim 5, wherein said panel members (a),(b), (c), and (d) are manufactured from the material identical to thatsupplied in a Chevrolet Corvette automobile.
 8. The automobile headrestcover of claim 1, wherein said cover is assembled by; (1) folding panelmember (d) lengthwise and attaching it to panel member (a); and (2)attaching a Velcro® “loop” strip to panel member (d); and (3) attachingpanel member (a) to panel member (c); and (4) attaching a Velcro® “hook”strip to the bottom of panel member (b); and (5) attaching panel member(b) to panel member (c); and (6) folding over and sewing all remainingraw material edges; and (7) trimming off any excess material.
 9. Theautomobile headrest cover of claim 8, wherein said cover is assembled tofit snugly over the headrest of a Chevrolet Corvette automobile.